Replacement Tabletop

Awhile back, I shared a project I really screwed up on. It made the daily top three (Really Don't Like My Photographer) which I’m almost ashamed to admit since it wound up being something that had to be replaced. The expansion and contraction cracks I caused with my own lack of experience doing something like that were so bad I could see all the way through them to the floor underneath. Yeah, they were that bad!

I’m not sure if a replacement tabletop qualifies as a new project, so if I’m in violation of LJ rules and regs, I’d ask the admins to delete this post and let me know where it needs to be.

Anyway, if anyone is interested, I’ve also done a six part series of blog posts in my own Google Blog (Starting Over --- Part 1) detailing what I did to get to the end product shown in the two photos.

The only thing I have left to do is a bunch of research on how to touch up a couple of minor little blemishes in the flood pour before delivery to the very patient, very understanding client in this debacle. Oh, yeah….and then I gotta make those touch ups, too!

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well weve all been their and done it but as long as you learn and improve its not a bad thing.that is one nice redo though im sure your client is going to be happy and forgive.great job i like the base with the rustic top makes a nice contrast.

IT looks great. I think it looks even better than the orginal (assuming its going on the same base. This one has a more natural flow to its lines. The ‘bread board’ ends on the original kind of broke up the flow.

Well, new replacement tabletop is a hit! The client liked it as much, if not better than, the original! That’s the good news! Well, there’s actually no bad news, but one more little tweak needs to get done before I’m fully satisfied with the end result.

Securing the tabletop to the pedestal was something I was a little worried about because it wasn’t as thick as the original and the screws I used for that were too long for the new one. So, shorter screws got used and they stripped out when screwing them in. That wasn’t going to work for me, so it wasn’t going to work for the client either.

Buddy, Mike (pictured in the second photo below), and I strategized on the way home and came up with something we believe will be the final problem solved with this seemingly endless project!

BTW,. thanks for all your help, Mike! I owe you a bottle (not saying of what, but I owe you one fer sure)!

Photos of the end result to come when the final problem gets addressed and, hopefully, solved!

Thanks, everyone, for your comments, compliments, suggestions, and recommendations (from this post and the previous one, as well).